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2023 Most Popular Online Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

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Area Studies is the #96 most popular major in the country with 1,825 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for area studies majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Florida International University to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Our analysis found Kennesaw State University to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Full Area Studies at Kennesaw State University Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Northern State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in the United States. Located in the town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 1,081
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 5

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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